Re: [WiX-users] Disable logging in Burn

2014-10-27 Thread Tobias Erichsen
Hi again Rob, could you give me a hint where I might like look for this in the source? Best regards, Tobias Von: Rob Mensching [r...@firegiant.com] Gesendet: Freitag, 24. Oktober 2014 18:37 Bis: General discussion about the WiX toolset. Betreff: Re: [WiX-u

Re: [WiX-users] Disable logging in Burn

2014-10-27 Thread Tobias Erichsen
Hi again, I have looked through the source and only found a reference to the Log Element in manifest.cpp. Actually I did not find any reference to the "Disable" attribute at all... Should I create a bug-tracker entry and continue this discussion in the dev mailinglist? Best regards, Tobias __

[WiX-users] Upgrading Burn bootstrapper with msi

2014-10-27 Thread Mihailo Milenković
Hello everyone, I have a situation where until now I had one bootstrapper chaining several msi packages, but now I must switch to one msi instead of bootstrapper. The problem is that msi installer will not trigger the upgrade using upgrade code of the bootstrapper. I have searched through the n

Re: [WiX-users] "BURN : Elevate related question"

2014-10-27 Thread anirudha_kulkarni
Okay, my above "Question" is around a year ago and I think, now, I have more sense around working of Burn Engine. I think "InstallPerMachine" attribute is an un-related/false description for above question.But, now, the question is : Is there any specific reason around NOT providing a *callback* af

[WiX-users] PrereqSupportPackage only for .Net Prerequisites?

2014-10-27 Thread Hurne, Samuel
All, I have a Burn bootstrapper installer that will be installing several packages within in its bundle. Additionally, I have a custom bootstrapper application that might need to make use of assemblies that have been previously installed into the GAC, and I might have a need to use updated version

[WiX-users] Creating a patch

2014-10-27 Thread pezmannen
Hi I'm running som tests on my msi and some simulated patches before releasing my RTM package and have some problems/questions 1. When creating my patch 1.0.1.0 I do that with my Msi 1.0.0.0 as baseline. But when creating 1.0.2.0 patch, what baseline msi should I use? 2. It seems that an updated

Re: [WiX-users] Patch installing component with Not Installed condition

2014-10-27 Thread kjk129
I have a very similar problem. I've created a single Feature install that includes a large set of files to install along with some other components such as one to install and modify the web.config. My new install works fine, however my Patch is trying to re-install the component for the web.confi

[WiX-users] Get only the name of a file by its id

2014-10-27 Thread soldag
Hello, I am currently working on an installer for my software using the WiX toolset. Today I faced the problem of getting only the name of an file. In the main file I include another .wxs file, which is harvested automatically and defines the files of the application. In this main file I want to

Re: [WiX-users] Upgrading Burn bootstrapper with msi

2014-10-27 Thread Wheeler, Blaine (DSHS/DCS)
Windows Installer can remove the bootstrapper for you. Use the Windows Installer FindRelatedProducts action with the bootstrappers UPGRADECODE and version. -Original Message- From: Mihailo Milenković [mailto:mihailo.milenko...@pstech.rs] Sent: Monday, October 27, 2014 4:08 AM To: w

[WiX-users] Error code not displayed in localized language error dialog

2014-10-27 Thread Akshat Goel
Hi, I have a windows MSI installer generated using InstallShield. Issue is when the installation stops due to an error like "Insufficient Privilege" etc, the error dialog shows both Error Code and Message in English language. However, in other languages, it only shows message (localized) but n

Re: [WiX-users] Upgrading Burn bootstrapper with msi

2014-10-27 Thread Mihailo Milenković
Hello Blaine, I have already tried with FindRelatedProducts and RemoveExistingProducts instead of using MajorUpgrade and UpgardeCode in product element but also with no success. Regards, Mihailo -Original Message- From: Wheeler, Blai

[WiX-users] SqlDatabase does not recreate database during rollback of uninstall

2014-10-27 Thread Nick Ramirez
This may be a weird case, but here goes... I have the following SqlDatabase element, from the SqlExtension: Steps I took: 1. Install the MSI --> database is created 2. Open an elevated command prompt 3. Uninstall using WIXFAILWHENDEFERRED=1: msiexec /x MyInstaller.msi WIXFAILWHENDEFERRED=1

Re: [WiX-users] Disable logging in Burn

2014-10-27 Thread Rob Mensching
I think opening a bug is certainly reasonable. _ Short replies here. Complete answers over there: http://www.firegiant.com/ -Original Message- From: Tobias Erichsen [mailto:i...@tobias-erichsen.de] Sent: Monday, October 27, 20

Re: [WiX-users] SqlDatabase does not recreate database during rollback of uninstall

2014-10-27 Thread Rob Mensching
That would be nice but given the way that Windows Installer executes custom actions, you need to create the rollback scripts yourself, a la SqlString/@RollbackOnUninstall or SqlScript/@RollbackOnUninstall _ Short replies here. Complete

[WiX-users] Patch reinstalling all components

2014-10-27 Thread kjk129
I've solved this particular issue. The solution was to move the WebConfigCmp into a separate sub-feature like below. My next step will be to partition AppliationWebFiles components into separate so that I can deliver them selectively in Small Patches which is my ultimate goal.

Re: [WiX-users] Patch installing component with Not Installed condition

2014-10-27 Thread Phil Wilson
A couple of things to keep in mind: 1. Patches are applied at the feature level, so that entire feature is patched. If you had separate features you could do a patch install command with a REINSTALL= which would leave the other features alone, assuming they weren't being patched. A patch is sort

Re: [WiX-users] SqlDatabase does not recreate database during rollback of uninstall

2014-10-27 Thread Nick Ramirez
Thank Rob. Now I've tried the following: However, the database is still removed during an uninstall-rollback. The log indicates that the rollback of the SqlDatabase element happens after the rollback of the SqlString: Executing op: CustomActionSchedule(Action=RollbackExecuteSqlStrings ... E

Re: [WiX-users] SqlDatabase does not recreate database during rollback of uninstall

2014-10-27 Thread Rob Mensching
You'd have to create your database with SqlString or SqlScript as well but creating perfect rollback is extremely challenging with databases (unfortunately). _ Short replies here. Complete answers over there: http://www.firegiant.com/

Re: [WiX-users] "BURN : Elevate related question"

2014-10-27 Thread Sean Hall
Sounds like a reasonable feature request. On Mon, Oct 27, 2014 at 7:08 AM, anirudha_kulkarni wrote: > Okay, my above "Question" is around a year ago and I think, now, I have > more > sense around working of Burn Engine. I think "InstallPerMachine" attribute > is an un-related/false description f

Re: [WiX-users] PrereqSupportPackage only for .Net Prerequisites?

2014-10-27 Thread Sean Hall
The original design for the ManagedBootstrapperApplicationHost was to get .NET up and running for the MBA. In v3.9, we added support for multiple prerequisite packages because installing .NET 4 on XP/2003 required WIC as well, so PrereqSupportPackage was pretty much designed for .NET prerequisites